It appears that a change in divisions is on the horizon for a
former
UFC lightweight champion.

Anthony
Pettis posted a photo on Instagram following a recent training
session at Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque, N.M. hinting that his
next Octagon appearance will be at featherweight, adding the
hashtag caption “#145intheworks.”

Pettis’ entire Zuffa career up to this point has taken place at 155
pounds, and it has been a largely successful tenure. He beat
Benson
Henderson to become World Extreme Cagefighting’s last
lightweight king in December 2010 before winning five of his first
six Octagon appearances, capturing UFC gold in a rematch against
Henderson along the way.

“Showtime” has fallen on hard times of late, however. He
relinquished the 155-pound strap in a lopsided loss to Rafael dos
Anjos at UFC 185 and has dropped fights to Eddie
Alvarez and Edson
Barboza in his next two outings since then.

According to
MMAFighting.com, Pettis will work with nutritionist Mike Dolce to
make the cut to 145 pounds. Pettis remains a primarily a
Roufusport-based fighter but began adding training sessions at
Jackson-Wink MMA prior to his loss to Barboza at UFC 197 on April
23.